Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

10.6° C

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	18s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ESE 9	NE 7	E 10	S 18	S 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	164	8	160	8	25	25	26	52	90	118	82	82	94	97	97	95	90	58	55	198	203	283	385	1032
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	SSW	WSW	N	N	WNW	SSW	NW	WNW	NW	W	S	NW	NW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:02AM1.94m				3:36PM2.16m				3:57AM1.98m				4:31PM2.17m				4:52AM1.99m				5:25PM2.15m
Low Tide				9:14AM-0.02m				9:54PM0.07m				10:12AM-0.06m				10:51PM0.04m				11:08AM-0.06m				11:46PM0.04m


	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	7:54
	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	11	12	13	15	14	13	14	13	12	11	12	12	12	10	10	9	10	11	9	10	8	9	8
Feels °C	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	11	10	10	9	11	10	10	8	8	7	7	8	4	8	4	5	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	E 10	ENE 7	E 10	NNE 8	ENE 6	ENE 8	NNE 5	NNE 7	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 8	ESE 16
kJ	164	169	160	8	9	8	7	16	23	31	79	82	94	97	64	20	37	46	46	47	36	51	131	376
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 8	E 10	S 18	E 10	NE 8	SSW 16	NE 7	SSW 16	E 12	ESE 12	E 12	SSW 17	SSW 4	ESE 13	ESE 13	NW 4	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	NNE 5
kJ	15	8	8	5	8	25	8	28	90	33	82	46	47	24	97	5	60	58	5	198	203	283	385	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 18	S 18	E 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 11	SSW 19	E 12	SSW 19	NE 7	ESE 14	E 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 13	SSW 15	NNE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 11
kJ	7	7	7	6	25	4	26	52	10	118	47	72	9	19	22	95	90	50	55	47	27	86	71	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	N 7	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 5	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 4	NNE 5	SW 9	SW 4	—	NW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	NW 4	NW 3	SSW 14
kJ	5	15	35	229	92	69	82	51	51	—	—	25	29	80	12	6	—	5	2	34	55	1	2	1032
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	3	3	43	280	172	235	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	3	36	0	0	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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